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| 6-29-07
| Buzz Patterson
Posted on 06/29/2007 9:57:11 AM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: jazusamo; freema; RedRover; GitmoSailor; Just A Nobody; W04Man
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posted on
06/29/2007 10:01:47 AM PDT
by
smoothsailing
("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction"--President Ronald Reagan)
To: smoothsailing
Buzz Patterson is the man. I loved his book...”Dereliction of Duty”
Really showed the Hildabeest for what she is.
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posted on
06/29/2007 10:03:07 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Liberals: If the Truth would help them, they would use it.)
To: smoothsailing
“Have you heard anything lately from Washington, D.C., or in the mainstream media nearly as cogent?”
You haven’t and you won’t...their agenda is pure politics, the soldier be damned.
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posted on
06/29/2007 10:03:25 AM PDT
by
never4get
To: smoothsailing; bmwcyle; desherwood7; FairOpinion; Fedora; FreeAtlanta; freema; Goldie Lurks; ...
MURTHA WATCH PING!
We are at war, Representative Murtha, and your actions and conduct give aid and comfort to our enemies
You have dishonored all of those who have fought and died up to the day you stood on the floor of the House of Representatives and demanded that we withdraw immediately. Representative Murtha, you have given aid and comfort to our enemies in a time of war. You have given them hope, which they have fast been losing, due to all of the victories and sacrifice by our sons and daughters on the field of battle in Iraq and Afghanistan. You have been honored by our enemies on the front page of Al Jazeera. . . Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Stark, U.S. Army
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posted on
06/29/2007 10:08:13 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(DefendOurMarines.com)
To: smoothsailing
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things.
The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic
feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.
The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight,
nothing which is more important than his own personal safety,
is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless
made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
John Stuart Mill (1806-1873)
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posted on
06/29/2007 10:11:29 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(DefendOurMarines.com)
To: jazusamo
I had a feeling you'd zero in on that quote! :-)
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posted on
06/29/2007 10:12:54 AM PDT
by
smoothsailing
("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction"--President Ronald Reagan)
To: smoothsailing
LtCol Stark has said it as well or better than anyone, IMO.
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posted on
06/29/2007 10:15:37 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(DefendOurMarines.com)
To: jazusamo
"The world is a dangerous place to live not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." --Albert Einstein
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posted on
06/29/2007 10:17:24 AM PDT
by
smoothsailing
("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction"--President Ronald Reagan)
To: smoothsailing
Thanks for the excellent post, Smooth and thanks go to Buzz Patterson for this article.
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posted on
06/29/2007 10:23:26 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(DefendOurMarines.com)
To: smoothsailing
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posted on
06/29/2007 11:04:53 AM PDT
by
Paperdoll
( Vote for Duncan Hunter in the Primaries for America's sake!)
To: rlmorel
Buzz Patterson is the man. I loved his book...Dereliction of Duty Really showed the Hildabeest for what she is. I agree, I'm looking forward to reading his latest...
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posted on
06/29/2007 11:11:00 AM PDT
by
smoothsailing
("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction"--President Ronald Reagan)
To: smoothsailing; jazusamo; never4get
Go to CARE PACKAGES For Our Troops on FR. We send boxes of food, toiletries, socks and handkerchiefs, dvds, and books to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. We include encouraging and loving notes in those boxes, too.
And there is a small group of A Gathering of Eagles and Minutemen on the big island in Hawaii who gather along the road with flags and signs to welcome troops either going there for training. returning from the war zones, or shipping out to war zones.
It brings tears to my eyes that their numbers are not in the cheering hundreds! God bless these people. God bless our troops, and God bless America.
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posted on
06/29/2007 11:17:10 AM PDT
by
Paperdoll
( Vote for Duncan Hunter in the Primaries for America's sake!)
To: Paperdoll
Thanks Paperdoll, I hope others see your post. I'm a member of Gathering of Eagles and my VFW has a care package effort underway right now. I would love to see more people participate in these wonderful projects, but for all those like you who do, I am very thankful.
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posted on
06/29/2007 11:26:00 AM PDT
by
smoothsailing
("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction"--President Ronald Reagan)
To: Paperdoll
Thanks for your post and for what you and others are doing for our military men and women, Paperdoll.
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posted on
06/29/2007 11:41:51 AM PDT
by
jazusamo
(DefendOurMarines.com)
To: jazusamo
A pleasure, Jaz. I'm looking forward to reading his latest book.
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posted on
06/29/2007 11:42:03 AM PDT
by
smoothsailing
("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction"--President Ronald Reagan)
To: jazusamo
Thank YOU for YOUR service, jaz. It was beyond the call.
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posted on
06/29/2007 11:49:27 AM PDT
by
Paperdoll
( Vote for Duncan Hunter in the Primaries for America's sake!)
To: smoothsailing
I have said all along our treasonous leaders “BY LAW” should be executed or jailed. I’m not being mean here but when our country has been attacked is at war and our sons & daughters are defending this country with their lives, anyone actively aiding and abetting the enemy, who by the way has globally stated and sworn to kill us should by either jailed for life or executed. I’m not advocating violence just enforcing the peace.
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posted on
06/29/2007 11:54:58 AM PDT
by
PEACE ENFORCER
(The U.S. Constitution has been Reduced to a Meaningless Document.)
To: PEACE ENFORCER
Aiding and abetting the enemy during a time of war is treason by definition, so I'd be the last to disagree with you.
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posted on
06/29/2007 12:06:01 PM PDT
by
smoothsailing
("Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction"--President Ronald Reagan)
To: smoothsailing; kristinn; trooprally; tgslTakoma; Albion Wilde
DC Chapter Ping to quotes within the original post. Thanks, smooth.
Some of the American public have no idea how much freedom costs and who the people are that pay that awful price. I think sometimes people just see us as nameless and faceless and not really as humans
A good portion of us are actually scared that when we come home, for those of us who make it back, that there will be protesters waiting for us and that is scary.-Specialist Jason Gilson, U.S. Army
What angers and hurts me as a soldier is that they parade their anti-war views in the face of my brothers and sisters who are recovering from the same battlefield that I fought on and am still fighting on as I type this e-mail. Is there no honor or dignity left in the antiwar movement? Do they have no shame? Do they have no integrity? Do they have no heart? Do they have no soul? I can answer that with a simple no! How can they say they support the troops but protest where they try to recover from war? You interviewed one gentleman, and I use that term loosely, who stated If I was injured I would want someone to speak for me like this. Well let me tell him something, we do not want you to speak for us and we do not need you to speak for us! Sergeant Mark Leach, U.S. Army
Compared to the shock of the instant, violent death of a squad-mate standing right next to me or the excitement of a child looking at my uniform, the constant barrage of partisan politics, runaway brides and the activities of Paris Hilton seem utterly devoid of importance. I have marines slowly recuperating at hospitals in San Francisco, Washington, Bethesda and San Diego. Who is telling their stories? Captain Rory Quinn, U.S. Marines
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posted on
06/29/2007 12:08:45 PM PDT
by
freema
(Marine FRiend, 1stCuz2xRemoved, Mom, Aunt, Sister, Friend, Wife, Daughter, Niece)
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